Vacancies: Business Development Executives, Transport Office, MD’s Secretary
Our client is one of the Leading Freight and Logistics Organizations in Nigeria. The organization offers career development career enhancement and equal opportunity in the workplace. In view of the foregoing, the client seeks to attract, motivate and retain qualified candidates to fill the following positions:
Position: Business Development Executives
The successful applicants will be responsible for nurturing prospects into clients as well as leading the sales strategy. Responsibilities of this position include:
- Following up on new opportunities
- Planning, preparation and delivering presentations and proposals, negotiating and closing business deals
- Communicating new product developments to prospective clients.
- Assisting the manage exceeding all quarterly and annually set revenue and profit targets
- Generating leads through market and client research
- Ensuring client database is up-t -date and accurate
Requirements for the position include:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing or any relevant field.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in business and development role, particularly in B2B sales environment
- Background in freight and logistics is an added advantage
- Excellent business literacy and numeracy skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
Position: Transport Office
The individual will be responsible for streamlining and efficiently running the delivery services of the logistics operation. Other responsibilities of this position include following activities:
- Tracking all delivery trucks on a daily basis, ensuring they are in good working condition and maintaining up-to-date documents on delivery vehicles
- Preparation of periodic reports on the status of the organization’s fleet; recommending measures to improve the presentation, maintenance and cost effectiveness of the Fleet
- Effective coordination of all drivers and driver assistants
- Identifying and delivering operational cost reduction and avoidance initiatives
- Allocating and managing resources (delivery trucks) based on urgency/prioritization
- Coordinating Fleet operations to optimize the availability of vehicles and equipment
- Ensuring the reliability and safety of all vehicles in the Fleet
- Ensuring compliance with licensing insurance and similar regulations affecting the vehicle fleet
Requirements for the position include:
- Strong freight/logistics and supply chain background
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
- Relevant qualifications in Logistics/Supply Chain Programme(s) is an added advantage.
- Good numerical, business literacy and communication skills
Position: MD’s Secretary
The individual will be primarily responsible for providing administrative support to the MD, Duties include:
- Producing correspondence, memoranda, presentations and reports both of a general and confidential nature on behalf of the MD
- Organizing business appointments and travel arrangements for the MD
- Screening telephone calls, fielding inquires and requests and escalating urgent matters for the MD’s attention. Managing the MD’s schedule
- Communicating on the MD’s behalf with the organization’s executives, executives of external organizations, board members suppliers and clients.
- Coordinating the organization of executive level business functions, lunches and dinners
Requirements for the position include:
- Good first degree in a relevant discipline
- Relevant administrative qualifications will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
- Good interpersonal and organization skills
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should please forward their CV’s to hcdeloitte@deloitte.com on or before 3rd January 2013. The position being applied for should be clearly stated in the subject of the email.
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